The personalisation of politics in the UK: Mediated leadership from Attlee to Cameron
What does it mean to say that modern politics is personalised? What is distinctive about contemporary forms of personalisation and are these changes within British politics enduring?

This book rethinks the concept of personalisation and develops an analytical framework for its study, challenging current theorisations within political science and media studies. Moreover, Langer presents rigorous new empirical data regarding the development of personalisation in the United Kingdom, from 1945 to 2009.

A must-read for anyone researching the phenomenon of personalisation internationally, this book’s conceptual depth and empirical range make it a benchmark for future studies.

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The personalisation of politics in the UK: Mediated leadership from Attlee to Cameron
What does it mean to say that modern politics is personalised? What is distinctive about contemporary forms of personalisation and are these changes within British politics enduring?

This book rethinks the concept of personalisation and develops an analytical framework for its study, challenging current theorisations within political science and media studies. Moreover, Langer presents rigorous new empirical data regarding the development of personalisation in the United Kingdom, from 1945 to 2009.

A must-read for anyone researching the phenomenon of personalisation internationally, this book’s conceptual depth and empirical range make it a benchmark for future studies.

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The personalisation of politics in the UK: Mediated leadership from Attlee to Cameron

The personalisation of politics in the UK: Mediated leadership from Attlee to Cameron

by Ana Ines Langer
The personalisation of politics in the UK: Mediated leadership from Attlee to Cameron

The personalisation of politics in the UK: Mediated leadership from Attlee to Cameron

by Ana Ines Langer

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What does it mean to say that modern politics is personalised? What is distinctive about contemporary forms of personalisation and are these changes within British politics enduring?

This book rethinks the concept of personalisation and develops an analytical framework for its study, challenging current theorisations within political science and media studies. Moreover, Langer presents rigorous new empirical data regarding the development of personalisation in the United Kingdom, from 1945 to 2009.

A must-read for anyone researching the phenomenon of personalisation internationally, this book’s conceptual depth and empirical range make it a benchmark for future studies.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780719081460
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication date: 02/02/2012
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Ana Ines Langer is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Glasgow

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The presidentialisation of power
2. Personality politics and the politicisation of private persona
3. Personalisation(s) of politics in the press: British prime ministers 1945 2009
4. The historical evolution of the politicisation of private persona: Baldwin to Major
5. Tony Blair – The special one
6. Gordon Brown and David Cameron
Conclusion
References

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